Priory School is a secondary school located in Lewes. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 26/02/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Mountfield Road, Lewes, BN7 2XN
Website: http://www.priory.e-sussex.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01273476231
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tony Smith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 114598

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1160
Number of Pupils: 1127
Number of Boys: 600
Number of Girls: 527

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.17 Confidence interval -0.01 to 0.34
Of the 226 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 210 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:82%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:60%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.15
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Western Road Community Primary School
Southover High Street , BN7 1JB
3out of 4 924 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Southover CofE Primary School
Potters Lane , BN7 1JP
3out of 4 924 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Pancras Catholic Primary School
De Montfort Road , BN7 1SR
3out of 4 1,445 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School
Church Lane , BN7 2HS
3out of 4 1,508 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School
Gundreda Road , BN7 1PU
2out of 4 2,046 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priory School
Mountfield Road , BN7 2XN
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lewes Old Grammar School
140 High Street , Lewes BN7 1XS
- not rated 967 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Owlswick School
Newhaven Road , Lewes
- not rated 2,559 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.